Board of Investigation and Research Records | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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Collection Overview

Title: Board of Investigation and Research Records

Predominant Dates:1944

Primary Creator: Board of Investigation and Research

Extent: 5.0 Cubic Feet

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of thirteen reports issued by the Board of Investigation and Research.

Collection Historical Note

The Board of Investigation and Research was established by the Transportation Act of 1940 and extended by presidential proclamation in 1942. Its primary functions, according to the National Archives, were to investigate and report "on the efficiency of carriers in transportation services, the extent to which carriers were aided by public funds, and the extent to which carriers were taxed by each level of government" (see http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/198.html). The Board was abolished by presidential proclamation in 1944.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Related Materials: Records of the Board of Investigation and Research, National archives and Records Administration For more information please see http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/198.html.

Box and Folder Listing

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Series 1

Box 1

Item 1: Interstate Trade Barriers Affecting Motor-Vehicle Transportation
Item 2: Public Aids to Domestic Transportation, vol. 1
Item 3: Public Aids to Domestic Transportation, vol. 2
Item 4: Public Aids to Domestic Transportation, vol. 3

Box 2

Item 1: Public Aids to Domestic Transportation, vol. 4
Item 2: Practices and Procedures of Government Control

Box 3

Item 1: The Economics of Iron and Steel Transportation
Item 2: Relative Economy and Fitness of Carriers
Item 3: Comparisons of Rail, Motor, and Water Carriers

Box 4

Item 1: Technological Trends in Transportation
Item 2: The Economics of Coal Traffic Flow
Item 3: Railroad Consolidation and Employee Welfare
Item 4: The National Traffic Pattern

Box 5

Item 1: The Federal Regulatory Restrictions Upon Motor and Water Carriers
Item 2: Carrier Taxation

Box 6

Item 1: Carload Traffic Study: Oversize item.

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